Wall-paper-hanging machine



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l M. HEFFERNAN.

WALL PAPER HANGING MACHINE. No. 272,436. Patented Reb. 20.1883.

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M. HEFFBRNAN..

WALL PAPERHANGING MACHINE.

Patented Feb. Z, 1883.

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. MATTHEW HEFFEBNAN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WALL-PAP-ER-HNGpING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,436, dated February20, 1883.

' Application filed January 8, 1883. (No model.) V

To all whom it may conce-rn Be it known that l, MATTHEW HEFFER- NAN, .ofCleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State oi' Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvementsin Wall-Paper-Hanging Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for hanging wall-paper direct fromthe roll; and it consists of a frame arranged to hold a roll ot'wallpaper in such a manner that by holding and carrying the device alongandy down against the wall the paper is pasted, unrolled, and applied tothe wall, said device being constructed and operated as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mywallpaper-hanging device. Fig. 2 is a front or plan view. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section.

A is a box made to contain a quantity ofA paste, and supportstheoperating parts of the device. B B are two pasting-rollers located inthe lower part of said box.A They are composed of wood, and have acovering of woolen or similar fabric suitable for saturation and forapplying paste to the paper' yas it passes over them. Over the saidrollers B is placed a third roller, C, for pressing the paper againstthe said rollers B in its passage over them. The said rollerO isremovable, its journals being set in bearings in the edge of the frameA,

and covered by pivoted pieces c c, which may be turned to allow theroller to be lifted out. At the upper corners of thev box are arms d d,having bearings for carrying a roller, D,em ployed to apply the paper tothe wall. This roll also has a covering of Woolen fabric, forming acushion for pressing the paper down closely to the Wall, and is thusadapted to yield to any unevenness of the surface of the wall.V Onejournal of the roller D projects through the bearing, and is providedwith a pulley, as also are both of the rollers B B. A belt, E, connectssaid pulleys, being crossed to revolve the paste-rollers in the samedirection with the roller D. To the lower cornersgof the box vided witha revolving disk, G, the insideiace of which has a cone, g, the purposeof which is to enter the ends of the roll of paper P and support it inplace in the machine. In placing theroll of paper the spring-arms aresprung apart sufficiently to admit the roll. Across the upper edge ofthe box is made a narrow slot, s, and above said slot is arranged a newire, lw, secured at one end to one side ofthe box, the other passingout through the said slot, and provided with aring orknob, k. This wireis intended for cutting off the paper from the roll. a suitable handle,h, for operating the device. The box A' has a cover, a, removably placedover the paste-receptacle, with its lower edge resting against the upperpaste-roller B, which serves to scrape'off any excess of paste that thesaidv roll may take up.

The operation of this device is as follows: TheV wall-paper being placedin the machine, as seen in the drawings, the machine is held in theposition seen in'Fig. 1, with the upper end of the paper against thewall. with the rollerDvpressin g it down. Then by drawing or carryingthe machine downward the paper is unrolled, drawn over thepaste-rollers, and applied to the wall. When the machine has beencarried down to the lowest point required the applied paper is cut orsevered by grasping the ring -or knob k and drawing the wire w throughthe paper and slot.

Having described my invention, I claim- The box A,provided with thepaste-rollers B B, rollers O and D, the journals of rollers D and B Bhaving pulleys and connected by belt E, the spring-arms F F, having therevolvin g disks G G for holding the roll of paper P, the wire fw, andthe slot s, for severing the paper from the roll, all constructed,combined andoperating substantially as described.

MATTHEW HEFFEBNAN.

l A are attached spring-arms F F, each p'ro- To the back of the box isattached

